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Definition of Clip
Pronunciation: klĭp | v. t. | 1. | To embrace, hence; to encompass. | | 2. | To cut off; as with shears or scissors; as, to clip the hair; to clip coin. | | 3. | To curtail; to cut short. | | v. i. | 1. | To move swiftly; - usually with indefinite it. | | n. | 1. | An embrace. | | 2. | A cutting; a shearing. | | 3. | The product of a single shearing of sheep; a season's crop of wool. | | 4. | A clasp or holder for letters, papers, etc. | | 5. | An embracing strap for holding parts together; the iron strap, with loop, at the ends of a whiffletree. | | 6. | (Far.) A projecting flange on the upper edge of a horseshoe, turned up so as to embrace the lower part of the hoof; - called also toe clip and beak. | | 7. | A blow or stroke with the hand; as, he hit him a clip. | | 8. | (Mach.) A part, attachment, or appendage, for seizing, clasping, or holding, an object, as a cable, etc. | | 9. | (Angling) A gaff or hook for landing the fish, as in salmon fishing. | | 10. | A rapid gait. |
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